zoo

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Shortened form of zoological garden, and now the usual form. See zoology.

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zoo (plural zoos)

  1. A park where live animals are exhibited.
  2. (figuratively) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
    The shopping center was a zoo the week before Christmas.

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Czech [edit]

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zoo f

  1. zoo

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Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English zoo

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zoo c (singular definite zooen, plural indefinite zooer)

  1. a zoo, zoological garden

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Dutch [edit]

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Noun [edit]

zoo m (plural zoos, diminutive zootje)

  1. zoo
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Adverb [edit]

zoo

  1. Archaic spelling of zo.

Esperanto [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Short for zoologia ĝardeno.

Noun [edit]

zoo (plural zooj, accusative singular zoon, accusative plural zoojn)

  1. zoo

French [edit]

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zoo m (plural zoos)

  1. zoo

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Italian [edit]

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zoo m (invariable)

  1. zoo

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Malay [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English zoo.

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Noun [edit]

zoo

  1. zoo (park where live animals are exhibited)

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Polish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [z̪ɔː]

Noun [edit]

zoo n (indeclinable)

  1. zoo

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  • ogród zoologiczny

Spanish [edit]

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  • IPA: /θo/ (Spain)
  • IPA: /so/ (Latin America)

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zoo m (plural zoos)

  1. zoo

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